Electronic Arts’ The Sims franchise has shipped more than 24 million units since it launched three years ago. This figure includes the various platform versions, 5 expansion packs, and translated versions into 17 languages. The company revealed that 60 percent of The Sims players are female, teens mostly. The PC version has been the number one best-selling PC game in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Together with its expansion pack, the game held five of the top ten spots on the 2002 best-selling PC games in North America chart.